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Hollywood is flooding theaters with family franchises this summer. We asked kid critics, movie buff Logan Pereira (star of Netflix's "Love on the Spectrum") and Common Sense Media to help parents ...

A humpback whale lunges through a school of baitfish while feeding in Penobscot Bay near Searsport on July 5. Credit: Courtesy Jake Hall A bonus for fishermen this time of year is spotting whales, and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The 61-foot fin whale, an endangered species, was discovered when the ...

A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship that docked Friday in southern Alaska, federal stewards said. Fin whales are an endangered species that is particularly threatened by ...

A cruise ship arrived at a dock in Seward, Alaska, with a dead endangered fin whale "on top of the ship’s bulbous bow," the National Marine Fisheries Service said. The ship reached the port June 19 ...

From left to right: Valerie Creighton (CMF), Julie Roy (Telefilm), Suzanne Guevremont (NFB). Credits CMF/Pascale Thérien - La Luz Portraits, Telefilm, NFB/Benedicte Brocard With more than 11 films in ...

The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge ...

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In the Indian Ocean, a deep-sea area roughly 1,200 kilometres long and 7 kilometres deep was found to harbour an ecological landmark site of whale remains. This site differs from previously described ...

For humans, recognizing our reflection comes naturally, and we barely give it a second thought. Called mirror self-recognition (MSR), it is widely considered a sign of self-awareness and cognitive ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white caps. Until now, ...